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CO N T E N TS
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| VO L U M E 6 5 , N U M B E R 4 | PU B LIS H E D M O NT H LY
Guns & Ammo’s
subscriber cover
features the new
optic-ready
Walther PDP Full
Size and the PDP
Compact with a
Leupold DP-Pro
mounted to the
slide.
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BY JOE KURTENBACH
A BETTER
BOLT ACTION
AMERICAN INNOVATION TRUMPS
EUROPEAN INSPIRATION IN
SAVAGE’S NEW STRAIGHTPULL IMPULSE.
COVER PHOTOS: MARK FINGAR; ABOVE PHOTO: SAVAGE ARMS
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NATURAL
SELECTION
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LUNAR 9
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SPLIT
PERSONALITY
72
CAP & BALL
REVOLVERS
The Walther PDP 9mm
rises to the top.
BY ERIC R
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POOLE
Why this suppressor belongs
on your home-defense pistol.
BY TOM BECKSTRAND
The LS Edge is FN’S best
multi-use 509 yet.
BY KEITH WOOD
How to appreciate
where it all began.
BY DAVE EMARY
Reader Blowback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6
Editorial
by Eric R. Poole
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11
Gun Room
by Garry James
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Handgunning
by Jeremy Stafford
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Range Bag
GPS Tactical Range Backpack
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Gun Tech
by Richard Nance
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Ri es & Glass
by Tom Beckstrand
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Proofhouse
Stoeger STR 9 Optic Ready
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Spent Cases
by Keith Wood
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